Not at BEA? We’ve Got You Covered

I’m lucky enough to be at BEA again this year, but I know it can be frustrating to see everyone’s huge book hauls and feel a sense of not exactly jealousy but more like major FOMO. Heck, even AT BEA it’s easy to succumb to the feeling of “I missed that!” I walked too slowly to a booth and didn’t get a ticket to an author signing or the super exclusive swag “everyone else” is tweeting or Instagramming with five thousand hashtags. Yesterday I missed the big frenzy to snag a copy of “Truthwitch” or “Illuminae” and half a dozen other books. And by the end of the week, of the books I did manage to get, only a small percentage will end up landing a coveted spot on my bookshelves. The rest, dear readers, will go to my kids’ librarians, other bloggers, and TO TWO OF YOU.

We will be giving away a BEA pack of ARCs and swag to two (US/Canada) readers who weren’t able to attend BEA this year. All you have to do be entered to win is follow us @TeenLitRocks on Twitter AND at my personal Instagram account @urbanmama1, and tell me what BEA books you’d love to read, and voila, next week at least two of you will get emails or tweets asking for your home addresses, and then you’ll receive a magical mystery box of BEA goodies. The more you engage, the more chances you have to win. I can’t promise you your most-wanted book(s) will be in there, but I promise at least 4-5 young adult ARCs a piece. And maybe next year you WILL be here, and we can hang out in person.

Hello fellow book lovers! Teen Lit Rocks is run by Sandie Chen, a professional book reviewer and film critic. Our contributors are all adult women (librarians, educators, mothers) hailing from across the U.S. and Canada who love to read YA. We support diversity in teen literature and can't wait to discuss our recommendations with you.